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A 31-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a 27-year-old woman who was killed last year while jogging in Massachusetts, reported by the ABC News.

According to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr., Angelo Colon-Ortiz has been found guilty in the murder of Vanessa Marcotte by a grand jury Worcester County.

Early said, Colon-Ortiz is on bail of $10 million by the authorities but will be brought in the Court later on date. Colon-Ortiz was arrested two months ago after his DNA samples were matched with the samples found on Marcotte 's hands.

Suspect in the court
On April 18, Colon-Ortiz was brought in Leominster District Court after being charged with attempt to rape and aggravated assault. During his first arraigned
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